1937-02-22 — Page 24

TOTALITARIAN

CLIPPER

SERVICE

TO H.K.

Although plans are well advan-j ced for the extension of the Pan- American Pacific service from Man- ila to Hong Kong are well advan- ced, it has not been decided whe- ther the giant Clipper flying boats will be used for the service or whe- ther this leg of the journey will be undertaken by smaller shuttle planes.

Advices from Manila state that the final decision will be made in

Washington in the next few days.

At the moment; Pan-Americaz.

extension

conferring with the American pos- tal authorities

on the programme.

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 22, 1937.

REGIME

IN POLAND STOP PRESS

Marshal Smigly-Ricz

Issues Manifesto

DISCIPLINED STRENGTH OF SINGLE WILL

LONDON, TO-DẠY.

Airways officials are in WashingtonROLAND, ALREADY GOVERNED AS A VERY THINLY-VEIL- ERDICTATORSHIP, IS LIKELY TO JOIN THE RANKS OF THE TOTALITARIAN STATES IN THE NEAR FUTURE, THE FORM IT WILL TAKE IS LIKELY TO BE A MODIFICA- TION OF THE NAZI SYSTEM, BUT THE STRESS UPON EX- TREME NATIONALISM, ECONOMIC AND MILITARY WILL BE EQUALLY EMPHATIC.

SIKORSKY MACHINES

It is understood that the most likely decision will be to use 32- passenger Sikorsky planes, which will fly direct to Macao from Man- ila and land in Hong Kong on the return journey.

-A move which appears a step in Pisudsky. Every effort is being made to this direction was announced last start the service before the end of night by Colonel Koc, described as March. No. definite date can yet be the right-hand given.

Colonel Koc's announcement, ac- cording to Reuter's corresponder

of a man of Marshal in Warsaw took the form Smigly-Ricz, successor to Marshal broadcast manifesto, stressing the conception of the State as the sole means of guaranteeing the nation's existence and demanding the cessa- tion of all internal disputes

SHOCK ATTACKS BY GOVERNMENT

IMPORTANT GAINS: BUT FRANCO

CONFIDENT OF VICTORY AND

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EARLY END OF WAR

SALMANCA, TO-DAY.

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"Colonel Koc declared that the national

de- defence of Poland manded that the nation's internal

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The manifesto proclaims hostility to Communism, declaring that Communism is completely foreign to the Polish spirit.

The defensive power of the country demands, among other things, the State organisation of its economic life.

Respect For Minorities

Colonel Koc added that the in- FAIRWAY DUG

of the minorities

ALTHOUGH GOVERNMENT. SHOCK AT- TACKS HAVE RESULTED IN IMPORTANT SUC- CESSES, ENFORCEMENT OF THE BAN ON FOREIGN VOLUNTEERS IN SPAIN IS FELT dividuality

in Poland (which represent appro- UP ON LOCAL HERE TO BE TO THE ADVANTAGE OF GEN-ximately thirty per cent, of the po- ERAL FRANCO, SINCE IT IS BELIEVED THAT pulation) will be respected as far GOLF COURSE THE GOVERNMENT TROOPS AND THE IN- as it does not run counter to the TERNATIONAL BRIGADE ARE UP AGAINST Colonel ponted out, in conclud- and Kong Yat, were this morning A CRUSHING MILITARY SUPERIORITY.

The ban, by checking the flow of volunteers to Madrid, will, it is be- lieved here, hasten the end of the

civil war.-.

American citizens in Malaga have

telegraphed Washington requesting re-opening of the United States Consulate there, as the town is re-

interest of the State as a whole.

Two unemployed, Wong Sheung

ing the manifesto, that it was based charged before Mr. W. Schofield at upon the declarations made in May the Central Magistracy with dam- last year by Marshal Smigly-Rica, aging the No. 3 Fairway at the whom the late Dictator, Marshal Deep Water Bay Golf Course on Pilsudsky named as his successor.

He called upon all Poles to co- suming its normal aspect. Reu-operate in a united effort for the creation of a disciplined strength led by a single will-Beuter.

Meanwhile the Government for ces on the Jarama River front have ter captured positions "dominating one of the enemy's most important.com- munications outlets," according to an official communique.

The Government troops were re- ported yesterday afternoon to have forced their way into houses on the outskirts of Oviedo, which they have been besieging for many

BRITISH PILOTS FINED.

Friday.

Inspector Dredge said that, as the result of complaints, the No. boy of the club set watches and late on Friday evening defendants were seen digging up the ground a

LOCAL WEATHER FORECASTparently for a disused cable. Mr. J. D Danby, a member of the com- mittee, in charge of the course, said that about 50 yards of the fairway was dug up.

The Royal Observatory reports Minimum fines of about £6 on that the anti-cyclone is moving east Captain Walter Rogers, of Imperial ward across Japan and another is Airways, and about £12 on Captain developng over Mongolia; pres- Geoffrey Bose, of British Continensure is relatively low over S. China tal Airways, were imposed recent and Tongking. Details of the engagement, how- ever, have not yet been received.ly by the Brussels court

weeks.

MANY EXECUTIONS

From Malaga it is reported that over 10,000 militiamen have been captured since the fall of the town to the rebels, and several hundreds have already been executed.

This is admitted by an official communique issued by rebel head quarters.

moderate; cloudy with fog, mist or

They were accused of infringing light rain. landing and take-off regulations at the Evere aerodrome. Both are to receive benefit of the First Offen- ders Act.

tended that, if he had landed in Captain Rogers, it was alleged, the direction indicated by the aero- landed at Evere in a direction other drome, there would have been an than that fixed by the aerodrome accident.

authorities. He was piloting a 14- Captain Rose was alleged to have ton 40-seater machine with wing- taken off in a direction other than Ispread of nearly 100 feet, and con- that authorised.

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Defendants were ordered $20 each or, in default, month's hard labour.

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